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Provides a chronological overview of music history from at least the Renaissance to the present day, emphasising key genres, styles and composers. This course will develop the ability to recognise and contextualise a wide variety of works aurally and from score.
MUSI102, MUSI103, MUSI123, MUSI206
Jonathan Le Cocq
.LIBRARY TESTStudents are required to attend a library training session at the start of the course which is focussed on research in music. In the course of this you will be given a test to complete independently to demonstrate familiarity with music resources in the library.IN-CLASS TESTSEach test involves a mixture of aural recognition of a range extracts (each played twice) in terms of genre, period, and characteristic stylistic traits, and analytical comments on one or more score extracts. Examples will be drawn from works studied in the preceding half semester.WRITTEN WORKThere are two written assignments each related to the work covered in each half of the semester based on the stylistic analysis covered in class and on students’ own research.
Students will need to purchase a collection of required course material from the Copy Centre which will include scores of works studied during the course. Material for listening will be available online. For additional background reading we recommend any edition of "A History of Western Music' by D.J. Grout and/or Claude Palisca.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This course covers a great deal of material in a short time. It is vital that students listen to and study the set works continuously during the course. Last-minute cramming is not an option. The course also involves studying scores. Familiarity with music notation is important.
Domestic fee $661.00
International fee $3,120.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Centre for Fine Arts Music and Theatre .